Programme Scheduler - Norfolk & Waveney New Hospitals Programme

Programme Scheduler - Norfolk & Waveney New Hospitals Programme

The closing date is 19 June 2026.

The Programme Scheduler is a critical post within the New Hospital Programme, Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group, with responsibility for the design, production, integration and management of the Team's project and programme-level scheduling activity across all elements of the New Hospital Programme development and construction.

The postholder will be the principal lead for programme scheduling from the Team's perspective, ensuring robust, logic-linked schedules are in place that accurately reflect internal and external workstreams and their interdependencies.

Operating as a Subject Matter Expert, the postholder will support the planning, monitoring and reporting of business case, transformation, design and construction progress through the programme lifecycle. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external contractors to ensure that the master schedule and sub-schedules are accurate, validated, and continuously updated.

You will also contribute to assurance and risk processes by providing analytical insight into the impact of scheduling decisions, slippage, and change events on the programme's critical path.

This post requires advanced technical expertise in scheduling tools, excellent attention to detail, a deep understanding of major transformation and construction programme dynamics and strong interpersonal skills.

This will be a hybrid role, with the base location to be determined prior to appointment.

Main duties of the job Strategic Planning and Integration

The Programme Scheduler will lead the development, integration, and continuous refinement of the New Hospital Programme master schedule. This involves establishing a comprehensive, logic based scheduling framework that accurately reflects the interdependencies among internal Trust led workstreams and external contractor timelines.

The postholder will coordinate inputs from clinical, digital, operational and estates stakeholders, integrating these with external construction partner schedules to ensure a unified and coherent delivery plan.

The master schedule will serve as the definitive source of truth for programme delivery, underpinning assurance submissions, funding reviews and national reporting requirements.

The postholder will also be responsible for maintaining version control, ensuring that all schedule updates are systematically documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders.

Person Specification

• Professional qualification or formal training scheduling (e.g. Primavera P6)
• Master's or equivalent experience in project/programme management, construction or healthcare estates
• AACE PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) Certification
• PRINCE2, APM PMQ or MSP qualification

Skills, abilities & knowledge

• High level of skill in using Primavera P6 and other scheduling tools
• Ability to design, analyse and interpret complex multi-phase schedules
• Familiarity with MS Project and Power BI
• Experience in construction programme assurance
• Understanding of clinical dependencies in hospital builds

Experience

• Substantial experience in construction or capital programme scheduling using industry recognised software such as Primavera P6
• Proven track record of integrating and managing schedules for large, complex projects or multi-phase programmes
• Experience providing schedule analysis, critical path reporting, look ahead planning and progress updates to senior stakeholders
• Familiarity with NEC contract requirements for schedule submissions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn